Chapter 9 "Tranformation"

Bible study had been the perfect start to Veronica's new life. It was the perfect opportunity to be with her friends and more importantly, to learn about the Lord. Veronica looked forward to Bible study every week. A week soon became too long for her to go without the Bible so while she was at the mall, she bought a Bible. She soon began to read the Bible every day and her time for studying for school decreased, but somehow her grades did not lower. In fact, they increased by a couple percent.

One day, while at Maria's house, Veronica heard some music coming from Maria's bedroom. Veronica thought that the music sounded good so she went into the room to check it out. The music was coming from Maria's alarm clock, which must have been accidentally switched to the wrong time since it went off at 5:00 P.M. This music was unlike any music Veronica had ever heard in her life. It was rap, which was what she liked to listen to, but she heard things like "Jesus" and "God" in the verses and chorus. She thought this music sounded good and she was curious to know what it was. She walked back to where Maria was sitting and asked, "What is that music playing in your room?"

Maria replied, "I'm not even sure what is in my CD player. Let's go check."

The girls walked into Maria's room and Maria said, "Oh, this is Lecrae. Do you like it?"

Veronica said, "I absolutely love it! I've never heard of Lecrae before."

Maria had an idea. "Hey, do you want to borrow a few of my Christian rap CDs? I don't need them all right now so you can have them for a week or so." she said.

Maria gave Veronica Real Talk by Lecrae, Moment of Truth by Da' T.R.U.T.H., The Thesis by Ambassador, and Rewind by Flame. When Veronica got back home, she listened to these CDs instead of studying for her algebra test. This was no problem as she still got an A anyway. She was glad too because this music was amazing to her. She fell in love with it as soon as she heard it.

Then Veronica did something she would have never imagined doing. Over the years, she had built a huge collection of CDs, including 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and Nas. She had spent hundreds of dollars on these CDs. Most people would never throw away this much, but being on a new path, Veronica would. She took every CD she had, put them in a bag, and threw them in the garbage.

Now, with no music left except for Maria's CDs, which needed to be returned in the next days, Veronica decided that she needed to buy some CDs. Music had always been her addiction, even as a little kid. There was no way she would go without it.

Veronica had received over a hundred dollars for her birthday a few months back. Having nothing else to buy, she decided to spend all her money on music. She bought the four CDs she had borrowed from Maria, plus The Faith by Da' T.R.U.T.H., After the Music Stops by Lecrae, The Compilation Album by the 116 Clique, If They Only Know by Trip Lee, and Flame by Flame.

Her transformation was now complete. All visible traces of her past had been erased and replaced by studying the Bible and listening to Christian music only. She felt better than she ever had. She was ready and willing to do anything for the Lord. She had friends that she could talk about Jesus with. Every day was a time for her to thank the Lord for rescuing her.

One more thing had made her glad. Lecrae was coming to her city next month and all of her friends were going with her to see him perform. She could not wait for this exciting time.

That night, Veronica had a dream about Troy, which was strange because she had not spoken to him since the night before they broke up. In fact, Veronica had rarely seen him and when she did, he always looked tired and sick. In her dream, Troy was running. He seemed to be running from something, but this "thing" could not be seen. All of a sudden, a wall showed up in front of Troy, giving him no time to stop, and as he crashed into it, Veronica woke up.